WRITING: PROSE

Below are various samples of my writing including papers/essays for masters-level coursework, shorter articles and sermons.

ARTICLES

I am the Opinions Editor for Smile Politely, a Champaign-Urbana Culture Zine. Following are some of the articles from my column, Your Humble Heretic:

• Champaign-Urbana Churches That Welcome the LGBT Community
• C-U Ministers and Their Mansions
• Chief Illinwek: Our Very Own Golem
• God Damn Us, Everyone
• Gun Rights People Have It All Wrong
• Loren Tate Ain’t No Saint
• Say Two Prayers and Call Me in the Morning
• What Christians Could Learn from Muslims
• What Does the Bible Really Say About Homosexuality
• What Would Jesus Drink on Unofficial?

• Injustice Against Gays and Lesbians in the United Methodist Church
• My Self Understanding As a Minister of Music

SERMONS

• How Does Your Garden Grow?
• Lost and Found